TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a semi-truck hit two Oklahoma Turnpike Authority workers.
The accident happened at about 2 p.m. on Aug. 18, near eastbound mile marker 315, in Ottawa County.
OHP said one worker was inside an OTA vehicle, while the other was on foot picking up trash.
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The semi-truck left its lane and hit the worker on foot, then hit the vehicle holding the other worker. The worker on foot, Zac Rinehart was killed, the other was transported to a hospital in Joplin, Missouri.
OHP shut down the turnpike as crews worked to clean up the accident. Traffic was diverted off the highway at the Miami exit. The road is now back open.
The crash is under investigation.
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority sent out this statement:
"This loss is felt by each of his co-workers statewide and OTA extends its deepest sympathy to the Rinehart family. We ask that Oklahomans keep Rinehart, his family and his injured co-worker in their thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time."
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